Understanding the Social World of the New Testament

Name: Understanding the Social World of the New Testament
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ISBN: 9780415775823

ISBN-10: 0415775825

ISBN-13: 9780415775823

Edition: 2010

Authors: Dietmar Neufeld, Richard E. DeMaris

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The New Testament is a book of great significance in Western culture yet is often inaccessible to students because the modern world differs so significantly from the ancient Mediterranean one in which it was written. It is imperative to develop a cross-cultural understanding of the values of the ancient Mediterranean society from which the New Testament arose in order to fully appreciate the documents and the communities that they represent.Dietmar Neufeld and Richard E. DeMaris bring together anthropologists and social scientists to develop interpretative models for understanding such values as collectivism, kinship, memory, ethnicity, and honour, and to demonstrate how to apply these…

Book details

List price: $32.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 10/27/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



List of Illustrations


List of Contributors


Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction




Identity



Collectivism in Mediterranean Culture




Kinship and Family in the New Testament World




Constructions of Gender in the Roman Imperial World




Memory Theory: Cultural and Cognitive Approaches to the Gospel Tradition




Ethnicity and Paul's Letter to the Romans




Landscape and Spatiallty: Placing Jesus




Interaction and Social Engagement



Honor: Core Value in the Biblical World




Altered States of Consciousness: Visions, Spirit Possession, Sky Journeys




Jesus's Healing Activity: Political Acts?




Social Stratification and Patronage in Ancient Mediterranean Societies




Brokerage: Jesus as Social Entrepreneur




Urban Structure and Patronage: Christ Followers in Corinth




Ancient Economy and the New Testament




Purity, Dirt, Anomalies, and Abominations




Ritual and Christian Origins



Glossary


Bibliography


Index of Ancient Sources


Index of Modern Authors


Index of Subjects